JAZZ RESEARCH FUND
AT THE INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDIES
Each year the Institute of Jazz Studies awards up to ten grants of $1,000 each to assist jazz researchers. Half of the awards are designated for students in the Rutgers-Newark Master’s Program in Jazz History and Research and half are awarded to scholars from other institutions or unaffiliated researchers to enable them to visit IJS in conjunction with their projects.
BACKGROUND
This endowment was established in 1987 with a gift by
composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter (1907-2003) in
memory of Morroe Berger. Berger, a close friend and Carter’s
biographer, was a professor of sociology at Princeton University
until his death in 1981. Carter’s initial gift was matched by the
Berger family, who asked that Carter’s name be added to the Fund’s
title. Carter, his wife Hilma, and other donors have regularly added
to the endowment over the years. To date, over 70 awards have been
given to scholars and students worldwide working in a variety of
disciplines, including jazz history, musicology, bibliography and
discography.More info
